How long does it take for a gum burn to heal?

Answer by  GoGreen (15)

Depends on how bad you burned your gums, generally with a minor burn it can be a few days to a week. If its more severe, It could take longer.

Answer by  XYZ77 (128)

It totally depends on how badly it was burned. It takes time to heal because you are eating you meal. Don't go for hard or crunchy, spicy food. You can go for soft food and have lot of liquids. If you follow all these it might get heal within 1-2 weeks.

Answer by  fiddlefaddle (883)

It depends on the how severe the burn was and if you treated it or not. It usually ranges from a day to a few days if it wasn't severe.

Answer by  louisranjhanyahooin (109)

Prominent healing tips for gum burn are make your skin dry and apply antibiotic ointment, apply fatty milk on gum burns for 10 minutes, take some milligram Vitamin C to cure damaged tissues, to avoid infections apply antibiotic burn creams and don't apply butter on gum burn to avoid infection.

Answer by  diva25 (4016)

About a week or so. A lot of things could make it take longer. If it is a really bad burn it may take even longer. Also some people do not heal as fast as others.

Answer by  Turkwork (1150)

It really depends on how bad you burned you gum. But generally with a minor burn it can take a few days to a week to heal. If the burn is more severe then it could take up to three weeks or more for it to heal. If the burn is too severe it may require professional medical attention.